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Date of source: Friday, October 17, 2003
On 19 October Prime Minister Atef Ebeid will attend the celebration that the Bar Association will throw on the occasion of “Lawyers’ Day.” The Prime Minister said that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, the Sheikh of Al Azhar and Pope Shenouda will be honored during the event.
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2003
The writer reports on the meeting between the Grand Imam Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi and Bishop Mounir Hanna, head of the Episcopal Church in Egypt and North Africa. He describes the good relation that connects Al Azhar and the church.
Date of source: Thursday, October 9, 2003
The Sheikh of the Azhar sent a message to the bishop of Canterbury to support the stance of the Episcopal Church, which rejects homosexuality and homosexual marriage. He affirmed that all divine religions agreed upon prohibiting homosexual relations.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 14, 2003
The Azhar and the Ministry of Endowments started the implementation of a plan to send 37 scholars and preachers to 48 countries during the month of Ramadan to refute wrong ideas about Islam and combat the ideologies of fundamentalist groups.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Azhar scholars rejected the suggestion to play recorded prayer calls instead of having prayer callers. They said this is not allowed according to the Shari´a.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 7, 2003
The author comments on the historical and religious status of the Azhar. He believes that the great status of the Azhar is somehow deteriorating. He discussed the reasons behind this in the light of the attitude of the Azhar towards of the fatwa of the Iraqi Transitional Ruling Council.
Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2003
Islamic researcher and Azhar scholar Muhammad Abdel- Monem Radwan argues that there is nothing wrong about portraying the characters of the companions and the wives of the Prophet on screen. Muslims believe this is not allowed.
Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2003
The article is an interview with the Mufti of Egypt. He comments on many topics including, giving fatwas, the relation between politics and giving fatwas, jihad, religious discourse, the US intervention in religious issues and educational curricula, dialogue with the other, the ideological...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 17, 2003
The author states that he is an Egyptian Copt and yet he writes this article in the defense of the Sheikh of the Azhar, who has been lately attacked because of the fatwa of Sheikh El-Eish about the Iraqi Transitional Ruling Council. He defends the Sheikh of the Azhar because he believes that the...
Date of source: Monday, September 22, 2003
The author criticized the opinions of Poet Ahmed Abdel Mo´ti Hegazi in a seminar that took place in the Biblioteca Alexandrina. Hegazi defended Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid, called for a new religious discourse, praised the Arab Culture Conference and criticized Islamizing sciences. He even criticized the...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.